Legal Opinion
Illinois v. Wardlow
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 19, 2000No. 98-1036PublishedCited by 3,337 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rehnquist
Respondent Wardlow fled upon seeing police officers patrolling an area known for heavy narcotics trafficking. Two of the officers caught up with him, stopped him, and conducted a protective patdown search for weapons. Discovering a .38-caliber handgun, the officers arrested Wardlow. We hold that the officers’ stop did not violate the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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